PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-1998050559 — ACETONE — LYNCHBURG, VA

Current as of 1998-03-31 Government source

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety AdministrationOfficial agency material

View source

Incident I-1998050559PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-1998050559. Incident date: 1998-03-31. Location: LYNCHBURG, VA. Mode: Rail. Carrier/reporter: NORFOLK SOUTHERN RAILROAD. Shipper: ALLIED SIGNAL. Materials: UN1090; ACETONE; hazard class 3; 10000 LGA released. What failed: Auxiliary Valve; Bottom Outlet Valve; Piping or Fittings. How failed: Ripped or Torn. Reported failure causes: Fire, Temperature, or Heat; Derailment; Rollover Accident; Vehicular Crash or Accident Damage. Reported result: Spillage, Fire, Environmental Damage. Reporter-submitted DOT Form 5800.1 data may be incomplete, corrected, supplemented, or misreported. A record, serious-incident classification, failure description, or relationship to a reporting rule is not a PHMSA causal finding, compliance determination, or finding of a violation.#

This material provides agency context. It does not replace binding regulatory text, and its legal effect depends on the underlying authority and facts.